WEBVTT 1 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:10,110 Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 2 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:19,780 My fellow同胞の Americans, a moment we have all been waiting for. 3 00:00:19,780 --> 00:00:24,430 It is now my great privilege特権 and high honor栄誉 4 00:00:24,430 --> 00:00:42,090 to be the first person to officially introduce(紹介する) the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden Jr. 5 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:08,360 Chief Justice裁判官 Roberts, Vice副 President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, 6 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:13,980 Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice副 President Pence, 7 00:01:13,980 --> 00:01:17,840 and my distinguished著名な guests, and my fellow同胞の Americans. 8 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,581 This is America's day. 9 00:01:21,581 --> 00:01:24,290 This is democracy's day. 10 00:01:24,290 --> 00:01:29,340 A day of history and hope, of renewal再生 and resolve決意. 11 00:01:29,340 --> 00:01:31,120 Through a crucible試練 for the ages 12 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:37,560 America has been tested anew改めて and America has risen(立ち向かう) to the challenge. 13 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,960 Today, we celebrate(祝う) the triumph勝利 not of a candidate候補者, 14 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:46,420 but of a cause大義, the cause大義 of democracy. 15 00:01:46,420 --> 00:01:50,700 The people... The will意思 of the people has been heard 16 00:01:50,700 --> 00:01:54,250 and the will意思 of the people has been heeded(聞き入れる). 17 00:01:54,250 --> 00:01:58,720 We have learned again that democracy is precious貴重な. 18 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,150 Democracy is fragile壊れやすい. 19 00:02:01,150 --> 00:02:09,430 And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed(勝利する). 20 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:15,040 So now, on this hallowed神聖な ground where just days ago 21 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,090 violence sought to(試みる) shake(揺るがす) this Capitol's very foundation基盤, 22 00:02:19,090 --> 00:02:24,600 we come together as one nation, under God, indivisible不可分な, 23 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:32,010 to carry out(実行する) the peaceful transfer移譲 of power as we have for more than two centuries. 24 00:02:32,010 --> 00:02:36,320 We look ahead前方を in our uniquely特有の American way... 25 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,490 restless休むことなく, bold大胆に, optimistic楽観的に... 26 00:02:40,490 --> 00:02:46,530 and set our sights on(目指す) the nation we know we can be, and we must be. 27 00:02:46,530 --> 00:02:51,950 I thank my predecessors前任者 of both parties for their presence出席 here today. 28 00:02:51,950 --> 00:02:54,620 I thank them from the bottom of my heart. 29 00:02:54,620 --> 00:03:00,000 And I know... 30 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:08,120 I know the resilience回復力 of our Constitution憲法 and the strength強さ of our nation. 31 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:13,910 As does President Carter, who I spoke to last night but who cannot be with us today, 32 00:03:13,910 --> 00:03:21,130 but whom we salute(敬意を払う) for his lifetime of service. 33 00:03:21,130 --> 00:03:27,370 I have just taken the sacred神聖な oath誓い each of these patriots愛国者 took... 34 00:03:27,370 --> 00:03:31,870 an oath誓い first sworn(誓う) by George Washington. 35 00:03:31,870 --> 00:03:36,720 But the American story depends(依存する) not on any one of us... 36 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,020 not on some of us, but on all of us. 37 00:03:41,020 --> 00:03:46,740 On "We the People" who seek(求める) a more perfect Union団結. 38 00:03:46,740 --> 00:03:50,950 This is a great nation, and we are a good people. 39 00:03:50,950 --> 00:03:54,280 And over the centuries through storm嵐 and strife紛争, 40 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,420 in peace and in war, we have come so far. 41 00:03:58,420 --> 00:04:01,580 But we still have far to go. 42 00:04:01,580 --> 00:04:07,280 We will press forward(前進する) with speed and urgency緊急性, for we have much to do 43 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:11,850 in this winter of peril危険 and significant大きな possibilities可能性. 44 00:04:11,850 --> 00:04:20,040 Much to repair(修理する), much to restore(回復する), much to heal(癒す), much to build, and much to gain. 45 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:31,500 Few periods歴史 in our nation's history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we're in now. 46 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:36,530 A once-in-a-century virus silently静かに stalks(拡散する) the country. 47 00:04:36,530 --> 00:04:45,117 It's taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War II. 48 00:04:45,117 --> 00:04:50,520 Millions of jobs have been lost. Hundreds of thousands of businesses企業 closed. 49 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:56,900 A cry for racial人種的 justice公正 some 400 years in the making進行中の moves us. 50 00:04:56,900 --> 00:05:04,760 The dream of justice公正 for all will be deferred(先送りする) no longerもはや不可能な. 51 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,500 A cry for survival生存 comes from the planet itself. 52 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:12,000 A cry that can't be any more desperate絶望的な or any more clear. 53 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:18,800 And now, a rise台頭 in political extremism過激主義, white supremacy白人優位主義, domestic国内 terrorism 54 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:25,600 that we must confront(立ち向かう), and we will defeat(打ち負かす). 55 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:31,860 To overcome(克服する) these challenges... to restore(回復する) the soul and to secure(保守する) the future of America... 56 00:05:31,860 --> 00:05:34,760 requires more than words. 57 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:44,210 It requires that most elusive捉えどころのない of things in a democracy: Unity団結...Unity. 58 00:05:44,210 --> 00:05:50,280 In another January in Washington, on New Year's Day 1863, 59 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:54,770 Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation奴隷解放宣言. 60 00:05:54,770 --> 00:05:58,540 When he put pen to paper, the President said, 61 00:05:58,540 --> 00:06:03,950 "If my name ever goes down(残る) into history it will be for this act 62 00:06:03,950 --> 00:06:10,050 and my whole soul is in it." My whole soul is in it. 63 00:06:10,050 --> 00:06:16,590 Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: 64 00:06:16,590 --> 00:06:22,010 Bringing America together, uniting(団結させる) our people, and uniting(団結させる) our nation. 65 00:06:22,010 --> 00:06:31,060 And I ask every American to join me in this cause大義. 66 00:06:31,060 --> 00:06:35,050 Uniting(団結する) to fight the common foes敵 we face: 67 00:06:35,050 --> 00:06:42,990 Anger怒り, resentment恨み, hatred憎しみ, Extremism過激主義, lawlessness無法行為, violence, 68 00:06:42,990 --> 00:06:45,780 Disease, joblessness失業, hopelessness絶望. 69 00:06:45,780 --> 00:06:48,880 With unity団結 we can do great things. 70 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,020 Important things. We can right wrongs過ち. 71 00:06:52,020 --> 00:06:57,520 We can put people to work in good jobs. We can teach our children in safe schools. 72 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,770 We can overcome(克服する) this deadly致命的な virus. 73 00:07:00,770 --> 00:07:06,670 We can reward(報酬を与える) work, rebuild(立て直す) the middle class, and make(提供する) health care secure　 for all. 74 00:07:06,670 --> 00:07:10,860 We can deliver(実現する) racial人種的 justice公正. And We can make America, once again, 75 00:07:10,860 --> 00:07:15,390 the leading force for good in the world. 76 00:07:15,390 --> 00:07:22,360 I know speaking of unity団結 can sound to some like a foolishバカげた fantasy these days最近では. 77 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:27,490 I know the forces that divide(分断する) us are deep and they are real. 78 00:07:27,490 --> 00:07:31,050 But I also know they are not new. 79 00:07:31,050 --> 00:07:34,160 Our history has been a constant絶え間ない struggle苦闘 80 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:41,130 between the American ideal理想 that we are all created equal平等に and the harsh過酷で, ugly醜い reality 81 00:07:41,130 --> 00:07:50,610 that racism人種差別, nativism移民排斥, fear, and demonization邪悪化 have long torn(引き裂く) us apart　. 82 00:07:50,610 --> 00:07:55,560 The battle is perennial永続的な and Victory is never assured確実な. 83 00:07:55,560 --> 00:08:00,230 Through the Civil War南北戦争, the Great Depression世界恐慌, World War, 9.11, 84 00:08:00,230 --> 00:08:06,910 through struggle苦闘, sacrifice犠牲, and setbacks挫折, our "better angels" have always prevailed(勝利する). 85 00:08:06,910 --> 00:08:09,990 In each of these moments, enough of us... 86 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:15,980 enough of us have come together to carry(前進させる) all of us forward　. 87 00:08:15,980 --> 00:08:18,850 And we can do so now. 88 00:08:18,850 --> 00:08:25,530 History, faith信念, and reason理性 show the way, the way of unity団結. 89 00:08:25,530 --> 00:08:28,860 We can see each other not as adversaries敵 but as neighbors隣人. 90 00:08:28,860 --> 00:08:32,560 We can treat(扱う) each other with dignity尊厳 and respect敬意. 91 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:38,220 We can join forces(力を合わせる), stop the shoutingどなり合い, and lower the temperature. 92 00:08:38,220 --> 00:08:44,230 For without unity団結, there is no peace, only bitterness恨み and fury怒り. 93 00:08:44,230 --> 00:08:48,980 No progress前進, only exhausting(疲弊する) outrage怒り. 94 00:08:48,980 --> 00:08:53,180 No nation, only a state of chaos. 95 00:08:53,180 --> 00:08:58,050 This is our historic moment of crisis危機 and challenge, 96 00:08:58,050 --> 00:09:02,240 and unity団結 is the path道 forward. 97 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:08,090 And we must meet this moment as the United States of America. 98 00:09:08,090 --> 00:09:12,100 If we do that, I guarantee(保証する) you, we will not fail. 99 00:09:12,100 --> 00:09:16,710 We have never, ever, ever failed(失敗する) in America 100 00:09:16,710 --> 00:09:19,450 when we have acted together. 101 00:09:19,450 --> 00:09:25,660 And so today, at this time and in this place, let us start afresh新たに. 102 00:09:25,660 --> 00:09:30,000 All of us, let's begin listen to one anotherお互いに, 103 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:36,180 hear one another, see one another, show respect敬意 to one another. 104 00:09:36,180 --> 00:09:42,790 Politics政治 need not be a raging猛烈な fire destroying(破壊する) everything in its path道. 105 00:09:42,790 --> 00:09:48,400 Every disagreement意見の相違 doesn't have to be a cause原因 for total war. 106 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,880 And we must reject(拒絶する) a culture 107 00:09:50,880 --> 00:10:04,680 in which facts themselves are manipulated(ねじ曲げる) and even manufactured(ねつ造する).